As much as the hardware fuelled my interest in computing, and ultimately forged my career. Something that I think isn't appreciated enough was the beautiful design language Sinclair employed.
I've always viewed Sinclair as proto Apple.
It's a shame he didn't go into StrongARM Acorn machines. A7000 and RISC-PC machines. They were true powerhouses.
I went to the Wakefield (UK) Acorn show and was privileged to see the Phoebe! All I remember of the unreleased machine was that the case front was designed by the person who designed the ZIP drive. It was yellow and had a 64Mhz bus which was apparently compatible with PCI standards.
Always loved Acorn computers; being a product of the BBC Microcomputer initiative in the UK.